Corselette



P. J. MORAN Oct. 11, 1932',

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Patented Oct. 11, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PATRICK J. MORAN, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO IRVING ROSNER, OF

NEW YORK, N. Y. I

CORSELETTE Application filed June 15, 1931, Serial No. 544,573. Renewed April 12, 1932.

This invention relates to garments of the combined corset and brassiere type.

The main object of the invention is to provide a garment of this kind adapted to yieldingly fit the body and providing support for the diaphragm of the wearer.

Another object of the invent-ion is to construct a garment so as to be adjusted to the position of the body of the wearer without the use of the customary lacing and to yieldingly fit the body to provide for a freedom of movement and at the same time to provide for the necessary support of the abdomen, to diminish or reduce the diaphragm and abdomen, to keep the hips and the waist of the wearer in proper form, and to prevent the garment from rising so that the outer garments will fit in the correct position on the body of the wearer.

Still another object of the invention is to produce a garment of this kind which will reduce the diaphragm and be comfortable to Wear and which will not mar the contour of the outer garment.

Further objects of the invention are sim plicity of construction, ease-of adjustment and extreme efficiency.

Various other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description of the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a view of the front of the garment shown in an opened position.

Figure 2 is an inside view of the shown in an opened position.

Figure 3 is a detail of a back portion of the garment. Figure 4 is a view showin the garment being applied to the form of t e wearer.

garment Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Figure 2.

Referrin now to the drawings in detail, numeral 1 esignates the body portion of the garment formed of a front section 2, side sections 3 and 4 and aback section 5. The front section is provided with a belt 6 stitched to the said sectlon at the three sides 7, 8 and 9 and opened at the bottom 10. The belt comprises a central portion 11 provided with a series of resilient reinforcing strips 12 and rufiled up end strips 13 and 14. Stitched to the bottom of the end strips 13 are elastic inserts 15'and stitched to the top of both of the inserts l3 and 14 are another pair of elastic inserts 16. The ruflied up or gathered inserts 13 permit lateral expansion of the portion of the belt between its top and bottom parts. .The portions 17 and 18 above the inserts 16 are ruflled up so they can move with the stretching of the inserts while the ortion 19-above the belt is smooth and unru ed.

As noted in Figure 3 there is provided in the bottom of the front section 2 of the garment a triangular elastic gore 20. Likewise at both ends of the said section 2 there are elastic inserts 21 and 22. Adjacent these inserts are panels 23 and 24 of nonelastic material. F astened to the bottom ends of the garment are a series of hose supporters 25 7 and at the top of the garment are a pair of shoulder straps 26. At both ends of the body portion are a set of hooks and eyes 27 for keeping the garment around the body of the wearer.

The front member will exert a pull on the abdomen of the wearer from the waist down to the hips. However, directly on thewaist line and hip line the pull will be greater in view of the additional rubber inserts 16 and 15. The garment will conform and yieldingly adjust itself to the body of the wearer without the use of the usual lacings. The elastic inserts of the belt co-ordinate with the elastic inserts of the front section thus equalizing the M11 of the belt and front section on the bor of the wearer.

While I have illustrated and described what is now deemed to contribute the preferred form of embodiment of the invention, I desire to reserve the right to make all such formal changes as ma fairly fall within the scope of the appende claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is-

1. In a garment of the class described; the combination of a body portion consisting of a front, back and side sections; of a belt at-' tached to the front section, said belt comprising a stiff central portion and pliable end portions, elastic inserts at the top and bottom of said end portions, said belt stitched to the front section at the top and sides while the bottom is free, said front section comprising nonelastic side panels, elastic inserts at the end of said side panels, and a triangular elastic insert at the bottom of said front section, said elastic inserts at the top and bottom of said belt stitched to said-elastic inserts at the end of said side panels.

2. In a garment of the class described; the combination of a body portion consisting of a front, back and side sections; of a belt attached to the front section, said belt comprising a stifl central portion and pliable end portions, elastic inserts 'at the top and bottom of said end portions, said belt stitched to the front section at the top and sides while the bottom is free, a set of hose supporters attached to said front section and said belt, said front section comprising nonelastic side panels, elastic inserts at the end of said side panels, and a triangular elastic insert at the bottom of said front section, said elastic inserts at the top and bottom of said belt stitched to said elastic inserts at the end of said side panels.

3. In a garment of the class described; the combination of a body portion consisting of a front, back and side sections; of a belt at: tached to the front section, said belt comprising a stiff central portion and pliableend portions, elastic inserts at the top and bottom of said end portions, said belt stitched to the front section at the top and sides while the bottom is free, said front section comprising nonelastic side panels, elastic inserts at the end of said side panels, said elastic inserts at the top and bottom of said belt stitched to said elastic inserts at the end of said side panels.

4. In a garment of the class described, a body portion including a front section, and a belt stitched at its lateral edges to the front section and including an inelastic middle panel and side panels each having elastic at its upper and lower ends, and having its central portionshetween said elastic portions laterally gathered to permit lateral stretching of the elastic portions at the edges adjacent the central portions of said side panels.

5. In a garment of the class described, a body portion including a front section, and a belt stitched at its lateral edges to the front section and including an inelastic middle panel and side panels each having elastic at its upper and lower ends and having its central portions between said elastic portions laterally gathered to permit lateral stretching of the elastic portions at the edges adj acent the central portions of said side panels,

said front section having an elastic panel at one side to permit lateral expansion of th front section as the belt is stretched.

free, said front section comprising non-elas tic side panels and elastic inserts, said elastic inserts at the top and bottom of said belts overlying the elastic inserts of said front section. v

7. In a garment of the class described, the combination of a body portion consisting of a front, back and side sections, of a belt attached to the front section, said belt comprising a stiff central portion and pliable end portions, elastic inserts at the top and bottom of said belt, said belt stitched to the front section at the top and sides, said front section comprising non-elastic side panels and elastic inserts, said elastic inserts at the top and bottom of said belt overlying the elastic inserts of said front section.

' 8. In a garment of the class described, the combination of a body portion consisting of a front, back and side sections, of a belt attached to the front section, said belt comprising a stiff central portion and pliable end portions, elastic inserts at the top and bottom of said belt, said belt stitched to the front section at the sides, said front section comprising non-elastic side panels and elastic inserts, said elastic inserts at the top and bottom of said belt substantially overlying the elastic inserts of said front section.

9. In a garment of the class described, the combination of a body portion consisting of a front, back and side sections, of a belt attached to the front section, said belt comprising a stifi central portion and pliable end portions, an elastic insert at each end of said stiff central portion, said belt stitched to the front section at the sides, said front section comprisin nbn-elastic side panels and elastic inserts, sa1d.elastic inserts at each end ofthe stifi' central portion of said belt overlying the elastic inserts of said front section.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

PATRICK J. MORAN. 

